The Legend of the Loved One

Chapter 57

After the light snow, it is getting colder and colder.

The earth dragon in the palace was burning warmly, and Chu Xue raised her baby with peace of mind. Except for going to Funing Fengyi and the two palaces to pay her respects every day, she seldom went out.There is a lot of rain and snow this year, coupled with the severe cold, the ground turned into ice. Although the palace people tried their best to clean it, the ground was still slippery. In order to avoid accidents, she tried to stay in the house as much as possible. Important, she must give birth to the child safely.

The imperial doctor took her pulse twice a day, morning and evening, and she knew that Song Chen was trying his best to protect their mother and child, and when the time came every day, she obediently waited for the imperial doctor to come to take her pulse.

In order to ensure his safety, the Empress Dowager asked her full-time imperial physician Ji Yuan to visit Yufu Palace. Chu Xue understood the empress dowager's painstaking efforts, and was very heart-warming while being moved.

But this morning, it was not Ji Yuan who came to ask for pulse.

Seeing her unexpectedly, the new imperial doctor explained that the third prince Song Qi developed a high fever last night, and Ji Yuan went to Yanhui Pavilion to take care of him early this morning.

Chu Xue was even more surprised. Song Qi usually practiced martial arts, and his body was very strong. It was easy to never hear that he had any illnesses. How could this illness be so serious?
The imperial doctor explained to her, "Your Majesty, I don't know, but people with strong bodies often suffer from acute and severe illnesses. I heard that the third prince was practicing martial arts outside when it snowed a few days ago. He must have caught a cold due to sweating. "

Only then did Chu Xue nod her head. What the imperial doctor said was not unreasonable. Thinking about the late emperor, I heard that his body was quite strong, so he didn’t need to teach the imperial doctor easily, but it would only take a few months for him to collapse...

Asking for a pulse is a simple matter, and the imperial doctor resigned in half a cup of tea. When the hall was quiet, Chu Xue was thinking about one thing. The thought she mentioned to Li Jiaoyun a few days ago, maybe the time has come now. matured.

Just as he was thinking about it, another person came outside the palace gate, but it was Hong Shan from Yaohua Palace, leading Xiao Song Ning, followed by the wet nurse.

Chu Xue likes little girls the most, seeing a little girl in a pink coat coming, she is really happy from the bottom of her heart, and she is busy making cakes to greet Song Ning.

Hongshan bowed, with a bit of embarrassment on her face, and said: "Concubine Yi, the third prince is ill, and Concubine Rong is guarding the Yanhui Pavilion. She is afraid that the princess will get sick, so she asks the servants to take care of her, but the princess I said I missed you, so I insisted on coming to you, you see..."

"It doesn't matter." She smiled and interrupted Hongshan, "I'm bored too, the princess just came to relieve my boredom, you go and answer, just say that the princess is here, let sister Concubine Rong rest assured, it's better to take care of the third prince first. "

"But your body..."

"My palace is inconvenient. Don't you still have wild goose feathers like the moon? Leave the wet nurse behind and go to Yanhui Pavilion to help Concubine Rong!"

"Yes, thank you, ma'am!"

Just as Hongshan was about to turn around, Chu Xue remembered something again and asked her, "How is the third prince?"

Hongshan replied: "His Highness is better now, but still a little hot, and has been sleeping and can't leave him."

Chu Xue nodded, the child was sick, and the mother felt the most distressed, she couldn't do anything else, she could only take good care of Song Ning for Li Jiaoyun.Thinking of being a mother, she asked again, "Has the empress visited?"

"I've been there once." Hongshan nodded, seeing that there were no important people around, she continued: "The empress has been there this morning, but she saw our master was there, and she left after a while, the empress Empress is busy after all."

Chu Xue sneered in her heart, the queen is busy?When Song Chi was ill, she was not usually worried, but now that it was Song Qi's turn, she could leave in a while... It really wasn't her own!

She nodded to Hongshan, "Understood, you go quickly, if you need my help, come back and talk about it."

"Yes." Hongshan bowed her knees and bowed, and hurried to Yanhui Pavilion.

Xiao Songning saw that Chu Xue was always lying still, vaguely knew that she couldn't pester her, so she just played with Yan Ling, and after lunch, she asked her nurse to accompany her to rest for a while, and came back after she fell asleep Eat some fruit cakes, and the day will pass quickly.

When Song Chen came over for dinner, Song Ning hadn't left yet. The little girl was very happy to see her father coming. She sweetly greeted her father and called her father. She is a likable little person, so Song Chen hurriedly picked her up. Take a sip.

"Why is Ningning here?" Putting down the child, he asked Chu Xue.

Obviously he didn't know about Song Qi's illness yet, Li Jiaoyun was too busy taking care of the children and didn't have time to pass it on, Xu Jinhe didn't care... Chu Xue secretly sighed the woman's partiality, and told Song Chen the truth.

Of course Song Chen was surprised. Song Qi rarely suffered from such sudden illness since he became sensible. After dinner, he went to Yanhui Pavilion himself.

After night after day, Song Qi's high fever has subsided, but he is still not energetic. When Song Chen and Chu Xue passed by, they were still lying on the couch and fell asleep. Li Jiaoyun had been guarding the couch all day, his eyes were full of fatigue .

Song Chen raised his hand to stop Li Jiaoyun from saluting, and asked slowly, "What did the imperial doctor say?"

"Back to the emperor, the imperial doctor said that it will take about two days before he can get out of bed." Li Jiaoyun replied softly.

Song Chen nodded and said to Li Jiaoyun, "Thank you for your hard work, have you eaten yet?"

Li Jiaoyun forced a smile, "This is what the concubine should do, and the concubine will go back and use it in a while."

"Let the wet nurse take care of you at night, you go back and have a good rest." Song Chen ordered.

"Yes."

During the speech, a communication sounded outside the palace gate, and Xu Jinhe came over.

Seeing Song Chen in the room, Xu Jinhe was obviously very surprised. Song Chen has been in the Palace of Qinzheng, and she didn't send anyone to report. How did he know?But when she saw that Chu Xue was still standing in the room, she immediately understood that this woman must have told him who else could be.

Chu Xue didn't know whether Xu Jinhe came here because she really missed Song Qi, or just because she heard that Song Chen was coming, the anxious look in her eyes meant caring, but considering Li Jiaoyun as her own mother, it was still far behind.

Song Qi's condition has stabilized, several people said a few more words, and left Yanhui Pavilion one after another.

Seeing Song Chen's concern for Song Qi and Li Jiaoyun, Chu Xue felt that she was [-]% sure.

For three days in a row, before Song Qi recovered, Li Jiaoyun stayed by the child's side of Yanhui Pavilion, and Song Ning was sent to Yufu Palace every morning. The little girl was really well-behaved and did not make trouble. Not tired, but much happier.

On the fourth day, Song Qi finally regained his energy, but Li Jiaoyun still didn't allow him to practice martial arts immediately. Although Song Qi's hands and feet were itchy, he listened to his mother's words very well. She didn't let him move, so he stayed in the room obediently. Li Jiaoyun also took the opportunity to help him make up for the homework that he missed.With the gentle teaching of his mother, Song Qi's weakest literature class has really improved, and he has memorized a few "Mencius" more smoothly. When he sees Song Chen again at night, he will shake his head and recite one. Got a few compliments.

Just as the atmosphere in Yanhui Pavilion gradually improved, news came from Fengyi Palace, perhaps because of the sudden cold weather, or perhaps because of overwork, Empress Xu Jinhe, following Song Qi's footsteps, also fell ill.

The imperial doctors were busy again, and when the empress fell ill, although there were supervisors in charge and the order in the harem was orderly, they couldn't take care of the children.

Song Chi is already 13 years old. He is taught by the Taifu in the upper study, and there are nurses and maids in the East Palace to serve him. Song Qian is also eleven years old, and the palace people serve him well. Only Song Qi is young, plus Shangcai recovered from his illness, so he stayed with his mother for a few more days.

The queen recovered no faster than the child. After lying on the bed for six or seven days, her weak body finally regained some strength. It would take a month and a half to fully recover.Seeing such a situation, Chu Xue guessed that the time was ripe, so she planned to mention Li Jiaoyun's mother and son to Song Chen.

She has been pregnant for four months, and Chu Xue's lower abdomen is already slightly swollen, which is usually hidden by the wide robes, but when she changes into pajamas at night, she can see her curves slightly.Li Jiaoyun reminded her that if she didn't take proper care in the past few months, her lower abdomen would be prone to red lines, so Chu Xue asked Ruyue to follow the imperial medicine to make some skin care nectar, and apply some after bathing every night.She is an imperial concubine and has to pay attention to her appearance.

That night, she leaned against the bed and unbuttoned her dress, and was letting Ruyue paint it. Song Chen came over from the Qinzheng Hall, and watched it for a while. He rolled up his sleeves, took over Ruyue's work, and served her personally. Come.

The emperor's hands were gentle and delicate, and Chu Xue was satisfied, looking at him with a smile.

"What's wrong?" He glanced at her and kept working.

"Is this the first time the emperor has served someone like this?" She asked curiously.

"Otherwise, what do you think?" He replied lightly and naturally.

After caressing for a while, seeing that all the nectar had been absorbed, Song Chen fixed her dress and sighed softly: "The days are so fast, you are going to be a mother soon, are you ready?"

"Yeah." She nodded, leaned into his arms and whispered softly, "Although this little guy is only four months old, I don't know if he is a boy or a girl, but the concubine is already very reluctant to part with him, and since he is looking forward to meeting him soon, Worry again..."

"What are you worried about?" He lowered his head and asked her.

She explained in a soft voice, "I'm worried that he will be born and grow up day by day, and soon he won't want to take care of his mother, and he will only care about playing with himself."

He kissed the top of her head and said, "Then let's regenerate."

Chu Xue laughed out loud, but sat up straight after laughing, and looked at him seriously, "Your Majesty, this concubine would like to ask for your favor..."

The beauty's long hair shawls her shoulders, and her gentle appearance catches his eyes. His heart has long since melted into water. Not to mention that she asks for a favor, even if there are ten or a hundred, he is willing to agree.But he smiled back and looked at her, "Let's listen."

"Actually, I didn't ask for it for my concubine," she said unhurriedly: "Qi'er was ill a few days ago, and my concubine was actually a little sad to see sister Yun taking care of her every day. The flesh and blood that came down has been unable to be kept by my side for several years, and the concubine is about to become a mother, so I can imagine the feeling..."

She looked at him seriously, "I heard that in the past, Qi'er went to be raised by the empress's side because of sister Yun's poor health, but now, seeing that sister Yun's health has recovered, Ningning is no longer sick, can you Return Qier to her? In a few years, when Qier grows up, she will leave the palace to build a mansion, and there will be even less opportunities for mother and child to get along with each other..."

"Also, the empress is sick this time, how do you know it's not because she has been worrying too much? Asking Qier to go to Sister Yun can relieve some worries for the empress. What does the emperor think?"

Her words were heard, and Song Chen thought it was very reasonable after thinking about it.In the past, Qi'er was given to Xu Jinhe because of Jiaoyun's poor health, and later Ning Ning's health was also poor, fearing that Jiaoyun would be too busy, Xu Jinhe kept raising her.But now, Jiao Yun's body has long since recovered, and Ning Ning's body is also strong, so it is indeed unreasonable to separate mother and child.

A few days ago, Qi'er fell ill, and Jiao Yun took care of her personally. Only a biological mother would have the dedication and care, and Jiao Yun took good care of her... As for the queen, after entering the palace, she had to take care of more and more things. too much.

Although he had figured it out, Song Chen didn't respond directly, but asked, "Why are you begging for others? Don't you want something yourself?"

Chu Xue smiled, then leaned into his arms again, caressing his lapel and said softly: "If my concubine has the emperor's heart, she will not lack anything."

Song Chen paused.

Yes, what she said was right, Xueer has her own heart, and the queen has her status and rights, but as for Jiaoyun, there are only those two children.

After thinking clearly, he nodded and smiled, "It's better if you think carefully, and this matter will be as you say."

(End of this chapter)